{"id":2448,"date":"2019-02-07T04:30:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T04:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peerassessment.com\/?page_id=2448"},"modified":"2023-10-12T22:42:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T22:42:27","slug":"help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peerassessment.com\/help\/","title":{"rendered":"HELP — Instructions for Using PeerAssessment.Com"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Help Support and Assistance\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>If you have issues or questions about the system, or about integrating it into your class, please contact me.\u00a0 <\/em>Email: robanson@peerassessment.com<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Phone: (208) 869-2801<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=”RECENT SYSTEM UPDATES” color=”turquoise” size=”lg” custom_font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%231728e8″ custom_google_fonts=”font_family:Aclonica%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” use_custom_heading=”true”]Update 4.05 2023-09-08<\/a><\/strong> (PDF 2023\/09\/11) The major changes include expanding your flexibility to edit Question Sets, allowing you to name an assessment, and making Reminder Dates optional on assessments.<\/p>\n Update 4.04 2023-01-04<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(PDF 2023\/01\/04)\u00a0\u00a0Includes numerous updates to the application and to instructions, including: improved reliability of student data importer, enhancements to Normalized Grade Report, new ability to distribute student reports to only selected teams, added average totals to student and instructor reports, expanded troubleshooting guide on student-assessment-status page, enhancements to Assessment page.<\/em><\/p>\n Update 4.03 2022-10-16<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(PDF 10\/16\/2022)\u00a0\u00a0Primarily cleaned up minor issues and clarified purchasing items.\u00a0 A few new capabilities and usability enhancements were also included.<\/em><\/p>\n Update 4.02 2022-3-25<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(PDF 3\/25\/2022<\/em>)\u00a0\u00a0Added a Copy Student-Team Assignments function to Manage Teams, and various cleanup changes.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Update-4.01-2022-3-8<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(PDF 3\/8\/2022<\/em>)\u00a0\u00a0Added a Reports feature that allows you to see how students are progressing across multiple assessments.<\/em><\/p>\n Whats New in PeerAssessment.Com Version 4.0?<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(PDF 1\/14\/2022)\u00a0 At the start of 2022, we released a new version of PeerAssessment.Com.\u00a0 Most of the changes are below the surface, to bring data security and privacy up to the stricter GDPR standards of the European Union.\u00a0 Nevertheless, there are still a number of improvements to the system capabilities and usability.<\/em>[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING PEERASSESSMENT.COM” color=”turquoise” border_width=”5″][vc_column_text]Getting-Started-in-PeerAssessmentCom<\/a> <\/strong>\u00a0(PDF 4\/24\/2022) These instructions walk you through the four main steps of the application.\u00a0 After you get a feel for the main steps, you can start to explore the numerous ways you can customize it to meet you<\/em>r specific needs.<\/em><\/p>\n Also, please watch our new <\/em>Video Instruction Series<\/strong><\/a> to get up to speed rapidly.\u00a0 The series includes 10 short videos covering every major portion of PeerAssessment.Com functionality.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Loading Students from Files<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0The Quick-Load approaches are recommended if possible, because they are simple and quick.\u00a0 However, if your LMS is not listed,\u00a0 follow the “Standard CSV File” instructions and create the file in Excel.\u00a0 Each instruction describes the process from start to finish.<\/em><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Managing Students and Teams<\/a> <\/strong>(PDF 2022\/4\/24) (Video 2:57<\/a><\/strong>) After you loaded your students into PA, how do you…<\/em><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Managing Questions<\/a><\/strong> (PDF 2021\/12\/30) (Video 3:32<\/a><\/strong>) This will provide an overview of how you select Question Sets and edit individual Questions. [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]NEW<\/span> Teaching With PeerAssessment.Com<\/a><\/strong> (PDF 6\/25\/2023)\u00a0\u00a0This article suggests some ways to think through how to incorporate peer assessments in your teaching using the PeerAssessment.Com tool.\u00a0 Consider these ideas for effective practice:<\/em><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]NEW\u00a0 <\/span>Calculating Individualized Grades From Peer Assessment Scores<\/a> <\/strong>(PDF 6\/14\/2023) There are four common types of grades drawn from peer assessments. Each of these will be described and demonstrated in this article, along with the PeerAssessment.Com reports that support calculating the grade.<\/em>Please check out our new Video Series<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 See the<\/em>\u00a0Question Library<\/a><\/b> (HTML 2021\/12\/11)<\/em> for a complete list of question sets and questions ready for use.\u00a0 This includes information about question sources, scales and applications.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Normalized Grade Report for Individualized Grading<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(PDF 2023\/01\/11)<\/em> (Video 7:15<\/a><\/strong>) UPDATED REPORT & INSTRUCTIONS <\/span><\/strong><\/span>The normalized grade report provides a new level of efficiency and flexibility to prepare individualized grades based on peer assessment ratings.\u00a0 This new spreadsheet even calculates your final, grades when you enter the group project scores into the spreadsheet. \u00a0<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]NEW\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Auto-Import Grades from PAcom into Aula \u00a0<\/a><\/strong>(PDF 2023\/05\/01)<\/em> includes the steps to automatically load the individualized grades you calculated in the Normalized Grade Report back into Aula.\u00a0 A big help for larger classes!\u00a0 It is in fact fairly simple.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Overview of Feedback Reports in PeerAssessment<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(PDF 2023\/01\/11)<\/em> (Video 6:52<\/a>) This illustrates sample pages from seven main reports: Student, Instructor, Feedback Assessment Report, Grade Report, Normalized Grade Report, Other Report, and the Assessment Data Download spreadsheet is described.\u00a0 (The Download enables instructors to have access to their class assessment data for further analysis or visualization.)\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Student Assessment Status Page Instructions<\/a><\/strong> (PDF 2023\/01\/05)\u00a0 <\/em>TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE\u00a0 <\/strong>These instructions help you use the Student Assessment Status Page which is primarily used for Troubleshooting.\u00a0 It is easy to access by clicking on a student name on the Assessment page.\u00a0 You can check on\/resend emails to individual students, edit offensive remarks, reopen a completed assessment, and test the student’s link.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”TEACHING TIPS” color=”turquoise” border_width=”5″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nInstructor Resources Library<\/a><\/strong> (Website) Contains extensive tips and articles related to teaching with student teams.<\/h4>\n
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\n<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Tips for Creating Iterative Peer Assessments in PA<\/a> <\/strong>(PDF 12\/20\/2020) The power of PeerAssessment.Com is in the ease with which you can create iterative peer assessments\u00a0 These instructions will show you how to create multiple assessments during a class to check in with your student teams, as well as repeat the set up for those assessments in many classes.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Reopen or Extend Deadline for an Assessment<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(PDF 12\/31\/2019) <\/em>What can you do if\u00a0 many students are in danger of not completing the peer assessment before the deadline you set?\u00a0 What if one or two students missed the deadline, and you really want to get their input?\u00a0 This document walks you through extending an assessment deadline or reopening a closed assessment.\u00a0<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Use Manage Teams to Assess Some Groups but not Others<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(PDF 4\/1\/2019) What if\u00a0 you wanted to have teams complete a peer assessment immediately after their team presentation, but teams presented on different days?\u00a0 These instructions will show you how to use the Manage Teams feature to schedule assessments to coincide each group’s presentation.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”REFERENCE DOCUMENTS” color=”turquoise” border_width=”5″][vc_column_text]Question Library<\/a><\/b> (HTML 12\/11\/2021)\u00a0<\/em>for a complete list of question sets and questions ready for use.\u00a0 This includes information about question sources, scales and applications.<\/em>
\n<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Instructor and Student Views of the Questionnaire<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 (PDF 9\/22\/2018)\u00a0The purpose of this document is to help you, the instructor, map what you see during set-up to what your student\u2019s will see filling out the assessment.\u00a0<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]PeerAssessment.Com-Price-List<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(PDF 8\/15\/2021)\u00a0 You may purchase classes one at a time, or receive quantity discounts for buying 4 or more classes at a time.\u00a0 Site Licenses including SSO are also available.<\/em><\/p>\n